Leslie Zimmerman, MD
Professor Emeritus
Medicine
School of Medicine

I was a course co-director and now continue as a lecturer and small group facilitator for IDS 102 ("ABC"), a required course for 1st year medical students. This course is a a wholly integrated course of cardiology, pulmonary, erythropoeisis, coagulation and bleeding disorders. Our team developed the overall calendar, recruited lecturers and small group facilitators, and created on-line videos, multiple supportive self-assessments, and summative assessment materials. Also in the BRIDGES curriculum, I was involved in several F1 design committees, was a "Sprint Chair" for an ad hoc committee to develop the blueprint for the organizational structure for the Coaches in the BRIDGES curriculum, and helped design the day-by-day, hour-by-hour curriculum for the ABC Course.

Prior to this I was the Co-Chair of the Organs Block, the Metabolism & Nutrition Block, and the former Integration & Consolidation Block for the School of Medicine.

I mentored over 25 students in curriculum projects and have co-authored 24 cases and multiple web-based teaching modules. Several modules have been adapted for use at: University of Colorado Medical School, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Tanzania, and University of Alberta Hospital, Canada. Work has been presented at the WGEA conference and also at http://www.aamc.org/mededportal.

I continue on various committee for UCSF School of Medicine including the Admissions Committee. In the past, I have been a committee member and chaired the Step 1 Test Material Development for Physiology and Cell Biology of the National Board of Medical Examiners/USMLE. I currently serve on the Step 1 Interdisciplinary Review Committee.